With more than 3,000 students, the
SBA at Portland State is the largest business school in Oregon. It
has far outgrown its current building and currently requires students to take
business classes at various locations across campus. The new building will triple
the square footage of the building and add new classrooms, auditoriums, event
space, offices, study rooms and common areas.

"The new building will, for the
first time, allow us to create a true business community with the benefits that
come from all being under one roof," said Scott Dawson, dean of SBA.

A third of the $60 million required for the project must
come from philanthropy. The University has less than $7 million left to raise
after the anonymous gift and several
other significant gifts, including donations
from local companies and foundations such as Tektronix,
The Ralph and Bunny Schlesinger Foundation, and Moss Adams.

Total project cost: $60 million:

$40 million: Capital funding from the state of Oregon (No. 1 on
Governor's funding priorities for higher ed)

$20 million: Philanthropic funds ($13.2 already committed)

The SBA has deep connections to business in the region,
illustrated by programs such as the new Athletic and Outdoor Industry
certificate in the Center for Retail Leadership. The program's curriculum was
developed with local companies such as Adidas, Keen footwear, and Columbia
Sportswear. Additionally, all SBA graduates are required to do a capstone
consulting project in partnership with a local business, and all MBA students
are required to complete a two-week "international experience"
overseas--one of the few universities in the country with the requirement.

"We see our programs as locally
embedded and globally relevant because of the high participation of local
businesses," said Dawson, dean of the school. "We're very lucky to be where we
are with access to such opportunities and business partners." For more
information go to: www.pdx.edu/sba/grow-with-us.